Combined resilient suspension and transmission



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v 1,637,392 'Aug' 2 1927' B. F. SEYMOUR COMBINED RESILIENT SUSPENSION AND TRANSMISSION Filed June 2, 1924 5 sheets-sneet s 00, interior Ofth@ Wheel; f i

narran STATESPATENT OFFICE.,

, BENJAMIN snYMonn, or WASHING-fron, nrsrnrcr or COLUMBIA.

f' COMBINED nnsrninNT susrniisroii AND yTRANSMI ssIoN.r

` Application ledlune 2, 1924." Serial No. 717,401.

' 'The present invention relates toV resilient transmissions and bearings. morek particu-` larly lor vehicle wheels. and consists in the combin ations kand arrangements ot elements" y hereinafter described and particularly setk f forth in the accompaiiyinp;'claims The purpose' of the invention isto provide ilexible or resilient transmission between a `driving` and a driven element adapted to positively transmit the driving force whether said elements are in or out of concentric relation; and one which yvill readily accom'- modate .itself under all normal working*con-y ditions to which said elements maybe subjected. f

A further purpose ot the invention lisrto provide a rcombined resilient transmission;

and bearing for a' vehiclerwhecl to the end that such a wheel may possess the desired re- *l0 silientqualities and alsofgive the necessary :ion medium between the wheel ,o

transmi. proper aud vthe motive power ot the vehicle. The construction shown herein proposed an improvement or other embodiment ot fthe types 0lz combined resilient transmission and bearing;` disclosed in my cti-pending application ifor United States patent bearin'of the Serial No. Ges-,682, led Sept- 211.-.r 1823; and patents numb-ered 1.462.385, July l17,`

l l i g 17d-77,908.7 is; ieee; trineo?. ne@ ier-n1 in-,9110. Dec. 1S, 1923; 1fl7tl22 Nov.' 10.7ff1923; 1.477.911, Dec. 18, 1923; 1.477.912, Dee. y1S, i923; 1,476,187, Dec. 4, 19%,.15525327. Feb.

i5 e, i925, ,and 1,540,189, i,eedise. Mar. o, i927.

The arrangement shownfhereiu isffurtherr f characterized in that uniformly distributed and cri-operable cone elements are i'irovided 'lor'the driving and driven element to the end otfobtaining equal and uniformly distributed pressure under all working conditions7 whereby to obtain maximumeiliciency 'and ease'ot operation. n J y The invention is shown by way ot illustration in the accompanying drawings'wherein: -Figiiie 1 is a front elevationaly view of a wheel withkthe outer partsbroken awayk showing` the application of thedevice at the f Figure2 is a. transversesectional view of the wheel complete except for' the tire taken on thexline 2--2 Fig. 1; y M Figure 3 la detail view of. the inner side t, plate c. fied by the wheel, rim; f o

' 'ai is a detail view ot onen-1? tliieiwfr June r2, y1925;y and ,iirloreino elements for the side plate shown yplate'or retaining' ring; and .f

Fi ure 8 yis a view at right angles to Fig.

the bearing ,orretaining ring.

Reterring'to rthe construction in further detail and'wherein like reference characters desi gnate corresponding parts. the invention comprises afhub 10 havingr fixed thereto a disk-.like side platell at its inner end adjaeent thevehiclebody; and 12 and 13 des- .ianalen iesoectively.l the inner and outer side plates ot the wheel rim which have limited movement yrelative to the wheel hub. The rimfplate 12 is disposed in bearingrelation agrainstthe hub plate 11 (see Fig. 2). and a number oit spacing sleeves 11i are looateril between the rim piates and through which extend bolts 15 tor securing; the plates together. This plate 12"is'centrally apertured, as will be observed byreterence to Fig. Bator the aceommodation ot wedgring elements 17 hereinafter in e particularly described.

The resilient transmission and bearing device per se consists of a centrallyflocated `cone head 16 iixedly secured on the hub 10 elements 17 and 18 are recessed at their larger vends for cooperation with positioningr blocks or` washers 19 and 20 respectively fixed, e. g., by welding. to the side plate 11 `and the reinforcing elements 23 for maintaining the cones in spaced cooperative relation. The cone `elements 17 are arranged 'in diametrically opposed relation and at sub- This yspieler 21 is threaderliy mounted the hat: of the wheel in arder that the ther .illustrating the configuration of ktral trustolconic-al hu ymember 16. The cone K' elements-1( have their outerends secured to ,the leas 22 of a spider or braeing element same may be rotated to vary the adjustment on the parts as Will be more particularly described, and said spider is provided With leO's the shorter lees 22 ot which overlie the C, v D

ends attached to the outer rinior housingv plate 13 Which is secured to the opposite rim plate 12 by bolts 24 which Vpass through spacing collars or Washers 25, cone elements 18, and positioning Washers or elementsr20, thereby inclosing 'the entire working mechanism of the device. y A clover leaf bearing element or retaining ring 26 designed primarily Afor maintaining the side plates 11 and 12 in perfect alignment is secured at tour points tok legs 27 ot the spider or bracing element 21 Ysaid legsl 4beingspaced at substantially ninety kdegrees apart to vproperly support said ring.

- he combined supporting and driving element for cooperation with the cone-shaped Wedging elements is in the atorm oie a collar 28 asshoivn in Figure 5 and having afcentral aperture and toiirconcentric eqnidistantly spaced smaller apertures. Said apertures have their inner rim's beveled at 29 and engage `With the surfaces oin the Wedge members 16, 117, and 18 as shown in Fig. 2.

The combinedsupporting vand driving element 28 islield firmly against the cone ele-4 ments by means or a spring 30 eoniined between the member 28 and ythe yspider or brac-V ing` element 21 screw threaded on the hub of the Wheel. Said spring 30 has its ends provided with collar plates 32 and 33 for an obvious purpose. Adjusting screws 81 are threaded through the spider or bracing element 21 and bear against the collar plate 32 inA order to provide additional adjusting means for the spring. Obviously, compression may be given to the spring by screwing khome the spicier or bracing element- 217 and additional independenty adjustment may be n had by means of the screivs 81, for maintaining the parts in proper cooperative relation. lt will therefore be readily7 understood that the spacing element vorV collar 28 serves also as a driving means for the wheel hub tlirougli the side plate 12 and all its integral parts and thatiafpositivev drive is edected through the medium of the live male cone elements and the female transmission or Wedge element allot Which simultaneously andinitially vcoaet to drive the ivlieel While thef'hub portion is being supported on the rim portion through the Vvintermediary of the cone'elements and the collarY 28. Y Access may be gained tothe interior of the Wheelffor adjusting spider '21 kand* the screws 31 orf other or the partsY by removing theV plate 13 or by unscrewing the eap1`32 carried by said plate. i f

and bear-ing tor It will therefore be seen fromthe toregoing that any motion or shock ot the shalt r axle ivill transmit a like movement to the Wheel liub'tlirough tlieinedium oit the coactino" cones and that such transmission will be flexible or resilient in nature. Eind it Will be further seen that any jarring motion imparted to tlie vvheel ivill be resiliently taken up by the (3o-operating cone elements togethe With rthe* spring. Y

s rlllie Vinvention is not to be understood as being limited to the details oie construction kherein shown and described. as these may be varied Widely'ivithout departing ,trom the spirit ot the invention.

Triaving thus Vdescribed my invention what claim is: i

y 1. ln a combined resilient transmission and bearing for vehicle Wheels. the combination of, a hub portion, a lvrlieel rim portion, mounted to have relative movement thereon` cooperating hearing plates on said Yhub Vand rim portions,V Wedge elements on hub and rim portions7 and yiel-dingl;

sieri element'mounted to have axial and movement onsaid hub portion elem n' tor norfridge ele--.ents in cofi-i V et forth.

.lli i OC mounted to have relative inoifeinent thereon, dislr carried by the hub portion, a central cone nent fixed to the hub portion, an .inner side plate carried by theA vrheel rim portion and bearing against said disk, cone elements supported on said dish, additional con elements carried by said inner side plate, an apertured member engaging the cone elements toi' holding them in cooperative relation, and a spring men her co-acting vith the apertured ineiiiher for `yieldiir i aintaining in position the respective partis, substantiallyv as set forth.

.8. n a ined Vresilient ti'ansmi sion vehicle Wheels, the combination ot' a liub portion and a rim portion, a d sl: carried by the hub portion at its Yinner end, a central rcone element lined to the luih portion adjacent said disk, an inner side plate cari'iedby the n eel rim p ien and bearing against saiddisl, cone elements supported on said dislr, additional cone elements carried by said inner side plate, van apertiired member cooperating with the cone elements, and a spring yinen'iberY engaging the apertured member tor yieldingly maintainin position the respective pitite:V substan-Y Atiallv asset forth. ,f

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' bearing against said disk, diametrically op-r portion adjacent said disk, ran inner sidek plate'carried by the wheel rim portion and posed coney elements supported on said'disk, additional diametrically opposed gcone elements arranged substantially at rightangles tially as set forth.

y 5." In a combined resilient transmission and bearing for 4vehicle wheels, the combination of a hub portion and a rim portion, a' disk carried by the hub portion at its inner i end, a cent 'al kcone elementy fixed to the hub portion ,adjacenty said disk, an inner rside plate carried by the wheel rim portion and bearing against said disk, diametrically opposed coneielements supported'on sai-d disk, additional diametrically ropposed cone eley ments arranged substantially at'right angles to said first-mentioned cone elements and carried said inner sideY plate, a `bearing element carried in bearing relation against the inner side. plate, an apertured member cooperating with the cone elements, and a spring member engaging the" apertured member .foryieldingly maintaining in posi-y theh'ub portion at its inner end, a centraly cone element fixed to the hub portion adjacent said disk, an inner side plate carrie-d by the wheel rim portion and bearing againstf y plate, an apertured member cooperating with said disk, diametrically opposed cone. elements supported on said disk, additional diainetrically opposed cone elements arranged substantially at right angles to said first-mentioned cone elements and carried by said inner side plate,a spider adj ustably rvcarried at the outer end ofthe hub portion and having opposed legs connected to the cone elements on the disk, a bearing element' secured to the other legs of the spider'and bearing against the` inner side plate, an apertnred membercooperatingwith the cone 'ele-f, ments, and a spring member kconfined rbetween the apertured member and the adjust-r hub portion adjacent its inner end, a coner element fixed to the hub portion adjacent said disk, an inner side plate carriedy by ysaid rim portion and bearing against said ydisk, diametrically opposed cone elements supported yonvsai'd disk, additional diametrikrcally opposed cone elements arranged substantially at right angles tothe said firstmentioned cone cleincnts and carried' by said inner side plate, an outer side plate car` ried by said. rim portion and'coni'iected to the cone elements carriedby the inner side plate, a spider adjustably carried at ythe outer end of the hub portion and having legs connected tothe cone elements on the disk, a'beaiingelement secured to the other legs ot the spider and bearing against the inner side plate, an apertured member cooperating ywith the cone elements, and a spring member confined between the apertured member and the adjustable spiderk said spi- `der providing means/for varyingthe cointion adjacent itsy inner end, a cone element fixed to the hub portionadjacent said disk, a

'rimportiom an yinner sideplate carried by saidk rim portion and bearing against the disk onthe hub portion, diametrically opposedcone elements supported on said disk,

additional ldiametrically opposed cone elementsarrangedsubstantially at right angles toi said first-mentioned cone elements and carried by said inner side plate, an outer side plate carriedpby said'rim portion and connected `to the cone elementsl carried by rthe yinner side plate, a spider adjustably carried at lthe outer end of the hub portion and having opposedlegs connected tothe cone elements on the disk, a substantially annulark bearing 'elementsecured to the other `legs of the spider'and bearing against the inner'side the cone elements, and a spring member confined between the apertured member and the adjustable spider, said spider providing means for varying the compression of the spring, substantially as set forth,

9. In af combined resilienty transmission and bearing for vehicle wheels, a hub portion, a disk-like element fixed to said lhub portion adjacent kits inner end, a central cone-shaped bearing element fixed to thc hub portion adjacent said disk-like element, a rim portion, an inner side plate carried by said rim portion and bearing against the disk-like element on the hub portions, diametrically opposed cone-shaped bearing elements supported `on said disk-like element, additional diametrically opposed conesliaped bearing elements arranged substantially at right angles to the rfirst-mentioned cone elements and carried by said inner side plate, an outer side plate carried by said rim portion and connected to thev cone-shaped bearing elements carried by the inner side plate, a spider adjustable axially of the hub portion carried at'the outer end 4thereortI and vlegs of the yspider and bearing' against the inner -side plate, an apertured member cooperating with the kvcone-shaped bearing ele`V ments, and a spring member confined between the apertured member and the adjustable spider, said spider providing means tor varying the compression of the spring, substantially as set forth.

10. In a combined resilient `transmission andfbearingrl for vehicle Wheels.7 a hub portion, a disk-like element iXed to said hub portion adjacent its inner end, a trusto-.conical'hub member constituting;T a Central Coneshaped bearing element tlXed to the hub pon tion adjacent said disk-like element, ari-m por-tion, .an inner Centrally a1 ertured rside plate Carried by said rim'portion and bearing; Vagainst the disk-like element on the h-nb portion, AdiametrieallyY opposed cone-shaped bearing` elements supported lon said disk-like element YWithin `the aperture in the side plate, additional diametrically opposed coneshaped bearing` elements'arranged. substantially at right angles'tothe first-,mentioned `cone -el'ements'and carried 'by said inner side plate, an outer side plate earriedby said rim portion and connected kto the `cone-shaped bearing velements*Carried by the inner side plate, aspider adjustably carried at the lout-er end of the hub `portion and having' opposed legs connected to the y'Cone-shaped bearing' elementsfon the dish-like element, a bearing element secured kto the other legs .of the spider and ybearingfa'gainst Athe. inner lside ylate an a ertured memberv Coo eratind P y P, o

with lthe `Cone-shaped bearing elements, and a springmember confined between the apertured Imember land the `adjustable spider, saidspider providing means for varying the compression of the spring, substantially as set forth. H1 f i .11. In a combined resilient transmission and `bearingffor vehicle Wheels. the combination ot'ahub -portioma Wheel rim portion mounted'to have relative movement thereon cooperating bearing plates on thehub Vand vrim `portionas Wedge elements on ythe-hub and rim portions respectively,`a retainingr ring adapted `to hold the bearing- `plates'm ahnement,'and a yieldmgly' actuated element vmounted to have axial and transverse move- .element mounted to have axial and trans verse movement on the hub portion and en gagging the 'Wedge :elements in Cooperative relation. substantially as set forth.

VIn Witness n'hereot 1I .have hereuntoset my hand at Green Bay. YVisConsin. this 15th day of May, A. D. nineteen hundredand tWenty-our.v

' BENJAMIN F. SEYMOUR. 

